…in which we climb above Buttermere on a blustery ridge walk over the High Stile range with researcher and broadcaster David Powell-Thompson, best known for his appearances on Terry Abraham’s 'Life of a Mountain' films and Julia Bradbury’s 'Wainwright Walks'. As we wander - mostly in cloud - we discuss epic mountain days; ticking off the 214 (for the fourth time); the ‘steamy’ atmosphere of the old Brown’s Bus from Ambleside to Hawskhead; and hear about David’s chance encounter with A. Harry Griffin atop Pillar Rock.
Countrystride #5: Ghosts of Burnmoor - Eskdale to Wasdale
Countrystride #4: Alfred Wainwright - In the footsteps of a legend
Countrystride #3: Farming the Borderlands - Rural life and the Roman Wall
Countrystride #2: Sheffield Pike - Mines and Community
Countrystride #1: Scafell Pike - Roof of England
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